Strategies for Effective Learning: Videos for Teachers and Students

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With our Learning Scientists project, Dr. Megan Smith, Dr. Cindy Wooldridge and I are attempting to bring the science of learning to teachers and students around the world. Our efforts are currently centered around providing information on six particularly effective study strategies, which are unfortunately neglected in traditional teacher-training textbooks and courses (according to this report).

Yana Weinstein is an Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She received her PhD in Psychology from University College London and had 4 years of postdoctoral training at Washington University in St. Louis. The broad goal of her research is to help students make the most of their academic experience. Yana's research interests lie in improving the accuracy of memory performance and the judgments students make about their cognitive functions. Yana tries to pose questions that have direct applied relevance, such as: How can we help students choose optimal study strategies? Why are test scores sometimes so surprising to students? And how does retrieval practice help students learn?

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